[Leica] IMG: Semana Santa in Alicante

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Wonderful. On the whole, I think colour suits the vibrancy of the occasion
much better! Unlike Jim, I love photographing in the middle of crowds. We
just had a major temple festival here, the last day of which draws crowds
of upward of 750,000 people on four narrow streets, as 63 idols of gods and
saints are given a spin around the temple neighbourhood in hand carried
palanquins, quite a spectacle. I could not attend this year, but I will be
back in the thick of it next year!
Cheers
Jayanand


On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Thanks again to those on both lists who gave me advice about my B&W/colour
> choice. In the end, as you will see, I decided to treat each image on its
> merits and so I ended up with a mixed gallery.
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> I went out to have a look twice: on Friday night and on Sunday afternoon.
> The Friday processions have a more somber tone since they are about the
> crucifixion. The Sunday processions are more joyous. I actually arrived at
> the centre too late on Sunday to see the main part of the procession, but I
> ended up seeing something I have not witnessed before, namely the
> aftermath. A selection of 27 images is here:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Semana-Santa-2015/
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> The irony of it all: I am an atheist Jew and I go to see the processions
> every year; my Catholic wife never goes. She hates crowds. I, on the other
> hand, like them since they provide photo opportunities.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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